For those of you interested in either exploring the field of social work, finding out more about the licensing requirements or looking for employment, below are 34 links to various career and job search resources that you may find helpful.
Also make sure to check out this post for even more resources!
Associations, Licensing and Other Certifications
National Association of Social Workers (NASW) – the largest membership organization of professional social workers in the world. It provides information and continuing education courses to enhance the professional growth and development of its members. NASW also has its own job board listings.
Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) – the association of boards that regulates social work. ASWB develops and maintains the social work licensing examination used across the country and in several Canadian provinces.
American Psychiatric Association – the main professional organization of psychiatrists and trainee psychiatrists in the United States.
American Psychological Association – the largest scientific and professional organization of psychologists in the United States.
American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy – the professional association for the field of marriage and family therapy. AAMFT represents the professional interests of more than 24,000 marriage and family therapists throughout the United States, Canada and abroad.
Social Work Industry Information
Bureau of Labor Statistics – the U.S. Department of Labor provides an overview and projections on the profession of social work.
Great Nonprofits – a place to find, review, and talk about nonprofits. The reviews and ratings are posted by people who have been touched by a nonprofit and want to share their story about it.
Information for Practice – a site that posts news and news scholarship from around the world for social service professionals. IP is sponsored by New York University Silver School of Social Work and the Division of Social Work and Behavioral Science, Mount Sinai School of Medicine.
inSocialWork Podcast Series from UB School of Social Work – a biweekly series featuring conversations with prominent social work professionals, interviews with cutting-edge researchers, and information on emerging trends and best practices in the field of social work.
The New Social Worker – a quarterly online magazine that provides interesting articles on social work ethics, field placement, practice specialties, career development, resources, job listings and other useful information to both social work students and professionals.
The Social Work Podcast – Jonathan B. Singer, Ph.D., LCSW, interviews other expert social workers on on various social work topics, including direct practice (both clinical and community organizing), research, policy, education… and everything in between.
References
APA Style – it shows how to cite references in text and provides reference examples etc.
NASW Code of Ethics
Job Search Websites
Above Average Social Work Services
Allied Health Careers
Federal Government Job Search
Idealist.Org
National Council for Behavioral Health
Network for Social Work Management
Non-Profit Career Network
NY State – Office of Mental Health
Opportunity Knocks
Philanthropy Careers
Professionals for NonProfits
Public Service Careers
RewardingWork.org
Social Work/Social Service Jobs
Social Work Job Bank
Social Work Job Spot
UN Jobs
General Job Search Sites
Answers
CareerBuilder
Indeed
LinkUp
Monster
What Color Is Your Parachute: The Net Guide – outlines uses of the Internet for job hunting and provides links to related sites
Search Positions Tweeted by Employers
TweetMyJobs
TwitJobSeek
Social Service Employment Agencies
Delta-T Group
iHireSocialServices
ProMed Personnel Services
Social Work p.r.n.
Other Mental Health Resources
National Institute for Mental Health
Suicide Prevention Resource Center
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services (SAMHSA)
Mental Health and Psychology Resources (PsychCentral)
Make sure to check out Part 2 of this post for more resources!
I hope that this list proves useful to you. Do you happen to know of any additional resources that should be added? If so, please add them below.
Last updated: July 4, 2015
it’s good to see this information in your post, i was looking the same but there was not any proper resource, thanx now i have the link which i was looking for my research.
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Hi Angela,
I’m so glad you found this post helpful.
Good luck on your research!
Best,
Dorlee